The 1964 1. divisjon was the 20th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Overview

It was contested by 10 teams, and FC Lyn Oslo won their first championship title. At the time, Lyn Oslo's 26 points were a record for the most points in one season. Brann and Raufoss were relegated to the 2. divisjon.

This season, two spots in the European Cup were awarded. Lyn lead the league after 9 rounds and qualified for the 1964–65 European Cup. At the end of the season, Lyn won the league, their first league title, and qualified also for the 1965–66 European Cup. This was the last Norwegian top flight season, the leader after half a season were awarded a European Cup spot.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location
Brann 15 Bergen
Fredrikstad 19 Fredrikstad
Frigg 9 Oslo
Lyn 12 Oslo
Raufoss 7 Raufoss
Sandefjord BK 17 Sandefjord
Sarpsborg FK 14 Sarpsborg
Skeid 18 Oslo
Vålerengen 15 Oslo
Viking 19 Stavanger

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lyn (C) 18 10 6 2 39 16 +23 26 Qualification for the first round of the 1964–65 European Cup and the 1965–66 European Cup
2 Fredrikstad 18 9 6 3 40 21 +19 24
3 Sarpsborg FK 18 10 3 5 30 16 +14 23
4 Frigg 18 6 8 4 28 29 −1 20
5 Skeid 18 5 7 6 24 22 +2 17
6 Vålerengen 18 6 5 7 18 21 −3 17 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
7 Sandefjord BK 18 6 5 7 17 23 −6 17
8 Viking 18 5 4 9 22 37 −15 14
9 Brann (R) 18 3 6 9 17 32 −15 12 Relegation to Second Division
10 Raufoss (R) 18 3 4 11 22 40 −18 10
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away SKB FFK FRI LYN RAU SBK SFK SKD VIK VIF
Brann 0–2 3–3 0–7 0–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 5–0 1–1
Fredrikstad 4–0 2–2 0–2 9–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 4–2 0–1
Frigg 0–0 1–1 0–6 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 4–3 3–1
Lyn 4–1 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 2–3
Raufoss 0–0 4–4 0–3 0–2 3–0 1–4 1–3 0–0 1–2
Sandefjord BK 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 2–0
Sarpsborg 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 4–0 1–0 4–1 0–0
Skeid 4–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–4 0–0 0–0 3–1 3–2
Viking 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–6 1–1 1–0
Vålerengen 0–0 0–3 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–1
Source: NIFS.no
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorer

Attendance

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Brann 113,300 16,500 6,000 12,589 −19.6%†
2 Viking 70,493 14,000 4,250 7,833 +4.7%†
3 Vålerengen 67,870 11,903 4,035 7,541 −23.1%†
4 Lyn 63,249 14,127 2,745 7,028 −5.8%†
5 Skeid 61,786 11,159 1,786 6,865 −24.3%†
6 Fredrikstad 45,060 11,500 2,300 5,007 −28.3%†
7 Sarpsborg FK 38,486 9,326 2,400 4,276 −9.6%†
8 Frigg 38,478 7,149 2,789 4,275 −35.1%†
9 Raufoss 32,100 5,000 2,000 3,567 n/a2
10 Sandefjord BK 25,877 5,125 2,100 2,875 n/a2
League total 556,699 16,500 1,786 6,186 −21.4%†

Source: nifs.no
Notes:
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

References

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_1._divisjon
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